The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-06
INrERsrArE CONTRIBUTION.
The FIrs, Repori OF the Railroad nesu.
lnfors.
w0HNGroS, Dec. 5.-The following
are extracts from the iini report Of the In.
ter-stato commcrro commission,

wnuNGroS, Dec. 6.-'rhe following
are extracts from the Grst report Of the in.
ter-siatc commerce commission:
The commission, ailcr a hearing 81 hu tho ar
fumcun advanced - tho.s who appnpd ~ the
cNprcss companies l. at The opinion that the "a.
prs business ~ lar M ~ D. done hy ihr rllfntd
oonpanist lhem,eltrs. whether tiryul, and By
ueif managing u.hrru, az iuliu u.s., Hrl thnlufh
nominal our1niInus rnaicd io. ihr pufqo.r. i
within ne nu, AMI uiai fIsh Cuuitauls aru uu.
aef onusalon io re net IL inf q. ngl ll,i, nui
That he rllu ni hlm1. ami equality which thr
sct pnsrnlHt arr observed. Nh.ihcr the oNpuss
o0mp'nio' which .ic iu'lrrCndsut ui The railroads
sfe si.iin 40 content la.ion u NC y. y m.c
applicable q tho business ui furnishing cgiu, ~
ooinlnoslai'ns W pu.cugfs iu tlc Uiug sud fafiOr
car ihc,' fcr"m",n lanrui 600 iI.ui hcl ia
some cas- o. thc utiirlad COMPANIES and lu ofh.
en- b. outside crVumIh1fs. WHO are
not tuptnItd 10 D. rmbl0'd hy the
tcriai ui dc hw uutsHr companies
az alec ip some tout tnnf'l in DE triup.rn.
ton Of Hive tio A i1 c'i. uer7t ly tb.ma.lfps tut
utnsluf ~ rtCf iHr riI.fU.us under sr,rlfl arfJV
gn,sns Mlln lle fi.tnu9 c'nlaric uhi'l supply
Ne motive rpucf. A. ih'.f .ssi uamcl oompanics
iurnish hciirl ACCOMMODATIONS inr I,, stock and
Transport thrm with l.ts Liability d. Injury. aud
WIN le, hflsa. tlan puur IN thc ordinary
cnmpan.p' which Iut.s1 sWr.al nncpuimo,iatnus
Tor lHns a'rfis maj lu flmH bald up lnu.r husi.
nv ~ rre1ip vii 'h they VIII unl lc cuuinl' FL
~ anl ehis.ing lr.' hiion. u AW,ll known Alsl
nat "a tnnfInuriiuu Hl mlneml uil b. already, ~
ayuy laHs cStut, in urka4a owned by p,fii,s
Who ui. ul' cairics subject o. regulation unl.r
digcsart ihc ui's 81 ,gu .y aud llsuHr aI u1twccn
thlpn.n WhHn 10 uih o. n4liU Coz iHr luter.st III
~ O. lru o. aptn. q 20 'lkl.y i0 make a. nprHuf
encs it iln atinn Of tbe mnua-Cfs 0i aul one
81 thcsr oUtifc ofrHn'fnt.1w BE- in tHt a the
inanfrUr ui The ra.lIu d. iur the tmutH lions will
~ lamc. and chg 1anir c..fs 81 rcr.uns viii BE-
which. Ds,tc'hs al ~. ts..'d pTl,reT.i ~ in
htN .ln mI1uad iltus. TIE srt has not
ihsng,l i,e n lifr II ne Easilug deposition 81
ln1i' idu n o hns uniy iWpo 20 e rain rstuinia.
which. o. d icasrnfilc tn r,luur viii d. ended Il
the OBJ tuuiy shall o. uraeuiol Ihve facts afu
noe y, ,he piqn.cei pil.Iny tlc. Whole subject
disiitri.r bciUu tlc national legislature. 10 ltii
thc vii Of uunrrr. uiHi on transportation ~ pcr
tous ahd pfTrfy By ril J,uu'd OnlHu under ihc
49,, , ~ 3 Of F.ncr r'slI rni Clu.y somc flr.
uhich riau Ne rontirliri IS such r.i.. would
teem 10 Do iud.'prnsab'c
rnE LoNg AID SNORT H,rt.
Toe ~ 70 trmlHto oHmfHrrr wa uHf pass.i 10
iniufy any luirrr,il lut ~ olHf.r,r and pr,ir't
II hal inI On object 20 frrIllip a ,ast bu.fh.r ae.
nia!nF p tho tc4ulVrynt 90 Justice 10 Inter.
lshu'p va ,urlss,i 9 le called iur hy ne cAia
entc 81 uumruus evils. and tie commission wa.
created % AID In lnnrIn1 about rr,at AMI stiut1fy
lnesur's u improvement The bu1u.-a o. aug
ihAt c1nufm NC ciulgu ultimately lu All tho MIA
tuiu 81 no. and suddrn oharr-f i1 u. though lu
The airr'iinn ~ improvement mifht In tirif Im
mediaic cnnscQucuffs fn m0ru harmful than tenr
ncisl ~ va much morr important ~ move llgly
now hastily, rrufilcs &C CluHquruccs aud nor
hal. j. cuinpnlgl a. ulfaU1 Important fffHs nlirl
tflh 500 possibly lfruuitelthlc mlHrhid had lpli
oohc lhr oct was u0f passed iut day 10 ilf Z
yoar a bad permanent lHur1s In view ntrl ~ a.
complish Ties with the lclst possible dsiuthaur,
to We inticrr lni usu Involved seemed Hf
oDtiuus dlCiAin ui duty. Aching un1n the,
view, and IN orlcr W rire opportunity Tor Col
die'uf lnn, The commission, nfirf hutiuf mHd,
sunlccni nlgilFntun into the aris 81 each case 3,
sruil tfei that pfima itCir olsc iur ir lulrfrru
non existed. made urion fuf relief eludof th
ioufih f0ilon, where Hurh feiIci Wa briIotpi d
tc mfsl llnNmilfe. Those oulCn wcfo icnpnnr
- Their ierins and IN making them 10 uas rr
nonutcd thAt swallows would b. held In thr ,r.iln.
oithc cuuuiry IN which malpfif nl tissp 0fii,r
rrlaiod ~ which al parties Interested lu tne uUt.
lions they rf,zquicd wsfs ~ liberty 90 Hftrsr sp
prc1rnt thelf ylews Whatever vicNs should uiu
mttely b. taken ~ the proper INTERPRETATION uf th
foufth seciipni this ouiirr euuid nsnit Va uu arf
ens tnIuy. u The ini impression IL tho commit
sion should be held "a b. toffcst tie nnir., uuHl
only sanction what mlrhi have htru dnne uIfinu
them. bat u The 0plsslts view should b. sl
they woit'd ouly tp.ilptf irf time ihs ,iff..
fonrnenl NJ The fourth sesglon. nnd nI.r .... #.
tuniti during that pr0l iuT he hls.u.
county 70 sdapt ihs'f, - isf 81 pOA'it t....
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